Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls Blocked In 132 Countries On Steam Over PSN Requirement

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the Arc System Works fighting game published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, is unavailable to purchase on Steam in 132 countries ahead of its 6 August 2026 launch. The block, listed on the game’s SteamDB page, covers every region where PlayStation Network accounts cannot be created, including Egypt, Nigeria, Vietnam, Cuba, Pakistan, and the Dominican Republic.

As of 5 July 2026, there is no official explanation on the Steam store page. The restriction was set roughly five months ago when the store page first appeared, and has resurfaced across social media this weekend, drawing comparison to Sony’s earlier Helldivers 2 controversy.

The Same 132 Countries That Hit Helldivers 2

The list of blocked regions on Marvel Tokon’s SteamDB page matches the exact 132 countries originally listed on Helldivers 2’s SteamDB page. Both lists trace back to the same cause: PlayStation Network’s online services are not available in these territories, and the game requires a linked PSN account to play.

The affected countries include Iran, Belarus, Jamaica, Chad, Monaco, the Philippines, and most of Africa outside South Africa. Players in these regions report being unable to open the Steam store page or complete a purchase. The game is similarly unavailable on the Epic Games Store in territories where PlayStation Network is officially unsupported.

Why Sony Has Blocked The Game

The most likely explanation is crossplay. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will feature crossplay between PC and PS5 at launch, which requires players to link a PSN account to the game on PC. Because a PSN account cannot be created in the 132 restricted countries, the storefront blocks the purchase outright rather than offering an account-free version.

The reasoning has a gap. Players on PC could simply choose not to enable crossplay, which would remove the technical need for a PSN link in single-player and local modes. The game is set to include a story mode, an episode mode, and local multiplayer and arcade modes, none of which strictly depend on PlayStation’s online servers. A PSN requirement that blocks offline access in those regions removes options a local player would otherwise have.

The Console Workaround Does Not Exist On Steam

On PS5, players in unsupported regions have long worked around PSN restrictions by creating an account registered to another country. It technically breaches the terms of service, but it has been treated as a grey-area workaround since PSN launched. That route is closed on Steam. The game is simply absent from the store in unsupported countries, and using a VPN to buy or play it risks an account ban.

Sony’s History Of Reversing These Blocks

Sony has walked back similar restrictions before. Helldivers 2 players were told they would need to link a PSN account to keep playing, a change that added a wave of countries to the block list. After heavy community backlash, Sony reversed the decision and restored access to the affected regions. Stellar Blade cleared the same hurdle on PC, though developer Shift Up owned that IP and had more leverage to push the publisher to change course.

Marvel Tokon is a harder case on that front. Arc System Works developed the game, but Sony owns the Marvel Tokon franchise, leaving the developer with less room to force a reversal. The restriction also arrives as Sony is reportedly stepping back from releasing its single-player games on PC, shifting its PC focus toward live-service and online titles.

Release Date And Price

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is available to pre-purchase for $59.99 ahead of its 6 August 2026 release on PS5 and PC. Whether Sony eases the country block before launch, as it did with Helldivers 2, remains the open question for players in the 132 affected regions.